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SAE-AISI 1070 Steel vs. C64700 Bronze

SAE-AISI 1070 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C64700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1070 steel and the bottom bar is C64700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 13
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
44
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 460
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 760
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 560
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
38

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59 to 86
57
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 850
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 25
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.75
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.8 to 98
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.6 to 2.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5